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Newspaper
Sullivan Times
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1885
Page
3
The notice dated Saturday August 22, 1885 asks residents with visitors or those departing the city or back from visits to inform the office. It requests help to fill the page with local matter and invites word from friends.
Sullivan column reports many residents traveling on business and visiting relatives in towns including Terre Haute Vincennes and Indianapolis. illness and recoveries noted with several births and social calls. local firms advance building projects and railroad business featured.
Mrs. M. A. Coulson and Mr. Luther Louthan returned Saturday from visiting their brother Moses Louthan in Greene county. Messrs. M. O. Parks and J. P. Stratton went to Four Corners Illinois on Tuesday for a hunt and brought eighteen prairie chickens.
Walls Engie of Paxton Indiana and Davis Engie Davis of Sullivan Indiana advertise drainage work with their tile laying machine. They offer estimates and contracts for laying tile and guarantee best quality at hard-pan prices.
The Times closes the Mona Scully story and announces the upcoming charm ing serial A Maiden Fair. Readers who followed Mona Scully can look forward to A Maiden Fair in the next issue.
Notes mention Miss Mary Devol visiting relatives in Sullivan Indiana. Thomas Pearce and family visiting relatives from Sullivan. Also farm for sale in Cass township Sullivan county adjoining Abbeys mill with immediate possession offered.
A description praises Dr Crowley spectacles with perfect clarity and central focus. A musical festival and jubilee will be held at the Linton fair grounds on Saturday Sept 12 1885 led by W H Sherwood with the Philharmonic Society. Prizes include ten dollars for best solo singing by a class of up to twenty and five dollars for best family singing.
Contractor J J Daniels advances the Wabash railroad bridge substructure with rapid stone delivery and piling work. A pile-driver, a derick boat and three flats are prepared for use as piling proceeds and stone laying begins soon. Mr Jas C McKee of Fairbanks township marked his fifty fifth birthday with a large dinner for relatives and friends, a day of unusual pleasure noted by attendees.
Ter ree Haute Mail reports Vigo county farmers discuss forming a company to stock a fine cattle farm. They seek 8 experienced managers and coordinate with livestock journals. The Vigo Agricultural Society raises a 400 dollar premium for best herd of short horn cattle as part of a broader effort to improve stock quality and local prosperity.
T S Love of the Union Depot visits Sullivan with his wife and baby. John Nash of Haddon township suffers a wagon accident near Paxton but recovers. The 25th Great St Louis Fair opens October 5 for six days with 78000 in premiums, 700 horse stables, 500 cattle stalls, 800 pens, a poultry house, 19 exhibition halls, 150000 gas jets, and new mile track races. Lions and tropical animals join the zoological garden exhibit. Railroads offer one fare round trip within 500 miles. Subscribers can receive a free premium list by mail.
Robinson and Sullivan readers note better merchantile activity in Robinson over two weeks as wheat oats and corn prospects rise. The Sullivan Christian Church Companion issued by G. E. Ireland reaches its first year with a portrait of Elder Joseph W. Wolfe. Copies cost 10 cents and may be subscribed through Rev. Ireland for the coming year.
Messrs. Kingery and Kensler announce a skating rink will open next Tuesday evening at Wilson's Hall. All roller fans may attend for a lively time with good string-band music every evening. The event promises orderly conditions and broad appeal.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway announces its annual excursion to Cincinnati and Louisville from the Western and Springfield Divisions on the afternoon of September 1. Travelers going East on business or pleasure may join the trip. The Grand Southern Exposition at Louisville will be in full swing and Cincinnati offers many attractions. Rate from Vincennes is $4.09. Grain leaves at 11:10 p.m.
The record lists physicians who have taken out licenses with their graduation places and dates. Names include John L. Durham from University of Louisville February 27 1880 Arbaces Cushman Jefferson Medical College March 12 1869 Theophilus S Bedwell Medical College of Indiana February 27 1880 James A Harper Bellevue Hospital Medical College New York and over three years practice Alexander M Murphy Pennsylvania University Lexington March 7 1844 William M Robbins Eclectic Medical College May 7 1878 John S Murphy Indiana Medical College license under three year clause and attendance on one course of lectures.
The season tops all records with grass and hay vast, corn booming, wheat and oats strong, and potatoes vast. The State Fair opens September 28 with railroads promising good rates and talks of expanded grounds. Local notes include hospital cases, bridge accident near town, and community inquiries.
Corn is booming after late rains. Sheriff L H Willis visited on legal business. Mrs Coffee traveled to Chicago. Rev Angell of Park County visits his brother A K Angell and preaches a fine Baptist sermon. Miss Fannie Peyton returns from Carlisle and attends Sullivan County Institute. Miss Mollie Shepherd and sister Emma visit Paxton area. Lile McCammon and bride arrive from Illinois amid town parade, friends wish them joy. JUNO.
Mines limited to about one third pace. Maple reports dull court. Burge repainting hotel. Shipman and Recter to build new livery stable. Wheat mostly threshed. grain rooms empty. Taylor and Co. moving houses and barns. New brick school planned. Citizens visit Shelburn for baseball. Gabbard injured at Island City mines. Brooks tile factory running. brick made. Brewer conducts music class. will sing at Pittsburg picnic. Shoptow struggles to meet demand. Porter joins Sheriff Willis as boarder. Houck from near Sullivan visiting Dugger. Morgan Gambill Cass township trustee involved.
The report notes a pleasant excursion to Chicago with observations of many wonders. The Narrow Gange train moves large loads of stone from Switz City toward the Wabash river and a completed bridge will aid coal miners by providing an outlet for coal. John Moore faced a misfortune at Dugger after failing to sell a horse, learning he had inadvertently sold himself.
Monday morning session led by Superintendent Marlow organized the institute. Officers named include Richard Park vice president Geo F Botts secretary and Emma Callahan assistant secretary. The program covered arithmetic pedagogy geography and reading with lectures by Prof Cain Alcott Creager and others as eighty five teachers enrolled by Wednesday evening.
The Hartman Acme Gaster Rolling Coulter fits wood or iron beams and any plow. It shifts via a horizontal slot to suit land, side or centre draft plows, tow or three horse plows, and right or left hand use. Simple installation for unskilled hands in minutes, with durable cast steel blade and bearings. Contact C. R. Hartman, Vincennes Indiana for orders and prices.
A public appeal notes Sullivan County lags in fairs and exhibitions across stock, grain, horticulture, agriculture, and domestic crafts. The effort seeks improvement in agricultural displays, handicrafts, culinary arts, and exchange of ideas to boost prosperity and happiness.
The letter urges Sullivan county citizens to participate in the upcoming fair with profitable and pleasant events on September 8 9 10 14 and 12. Premium lists are ready and obtainable from the secretary or society officers. Citizens are asked to cooperate to advance county business and enterprise.
A Hallet and Davis piano once priced at seven hundred fifty dollars is valued higher than many new five hundred dollar instruments and will be sold at a bargain. Noted musicians praise its tone and touch with L H Southard and Franz Liszt endorsing its superiority and desirability for European pianists.
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